In Between Spring Weather at Preston Golf Club
Spring brings sun and wind burn as golfers return to action at Preston Golf and Country Club. Floyd Diderickson notes 11,000 feet of new sprinkler line and ongoing pond water limits as irrigation waits. Bruce Petersen shoots an even par 72 this month while Darrell Barger makes a backspin shot near the hole amid playful chatter and local team footage.
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Preston Golf and Country Club
Floyd Diderickson
Bruce Petersen
Bruce
PHS
Darrell Barger
Johnny Miller
City Water Turns Start Today Amid Drought Drive
Mayor Lile Shipley announced water turns begin today for Preston residents with even numbered homes on even days and odd on odd days. Watering hours are 7 to 11 am and 5 30 to 9 30 pm with warnings of citations for violators as reservoirs run down under warm weather. Bergquist Springs is holding up, water source. Also more than $250 damage reported from a Highway 340 truck fire in Riverdale night crew notes air braking loss and brake failure on United Enterprise vehicle.
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Lile Shipley
Preston
Bergquist Springs
Shipley
Highway 340
Riverdale
Vandas
Mother's Day Drawing to Feature Prizes in Preston
A Preston area event offers a $100 grand prize plus additional gifts for shoppers. Retail Merchants committee of the Preston Area Chamber of Commerce will issue tickets at participating stores and hold the drawing on Saturday May 7 at 2 pm in downtown Preston. Tickets and eligibility require picks from listed businesses including Idaho Appliance and Sport Shop Petersen Drapery and more.
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Preston
Preston Area
Chamber
Idaho Appliance
Petersen Drapery
U & 1 Furniture CP
Skaggs van Gas
Woman Sentenced for Felony DWI and Prison Transfer
JoAnn Chadwick of Preston was moved last week to the Idaho State Penitentiary to start a two year term for felony driving while intoxicated. She was sentenced in Sixth District Court in Pocatello on April 19 and moved April 20 to Boise. Sheriff Arlando Larsen noted a 120 day rider sentence to Cottonwood for a third DWI arrest.
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JoAnn Chadwick
Preston
Idaho State Penitentary
Arlando Larsen
Chadwick
Sixth District
Pocatello
Boise
Cottonwood
Community weighs water conservancy district feasibility
The Franklin County District Conservation office and local farmers discuss a ten step plan to study a water system. A feasibility study could cost about 50000 with a three company committee to map needs and water rights. The group aims to form a water conservancy district to fund the project and cut power use.
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Dean Harrison
RC and
Franklin County District
Duane Downs
SCS
Bill Rhoads
Dept. of Water Resources
Lorin Holmes
Utah Power and Light Co
Carl Swainston
Harrison
Downs
Angus Condie
Gale Moser
Theo Bell
Legrand Burton
Eight fires reported by Franklin County volunteers last week
Franklin County volunteer firefighters responded to eight fires last week ending Monday night. The most serious was a storage shed blaze at the Mont Moser ranch in Whitney valued at about 4000 dollars, blamed on an electrical short. Additional calls included brush fires near Winder, a Linrose junk and silage fire, a 1966 Toronado destroyed by an electrical fault near Cub River, and rekindled tree stump fires near Weston that threatened homes.
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Franklin County
Whitney
Mont Moser Ranch
Moser
Winder
Twin Lakes
Brush
Weston Grade School
Youth Injured In Fall Near Preston High School
John Balls 16 of Preston listed in good condition at Franklin County Memorial Hospital after falling from the rear of a 1973 Ford pickup as it rounded a corner near Preston High School. Investigating officers say the fall occurred Tuesday afternoon. A blood pressure screening clinic is planned for Wednesday May 4 at the American Legion Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. Mary Millar invited all residents to attend.
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John Balls
Preston
Franklin
County Memorial Hospital
Preston High School
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Floyd
Smithfield
Logan
United Enterprise
Preston Lumber Co
Steadman Implement Sprouse Reitz Sybilyn
Veda's
Mel's Drug
Mereda
Anderson Lumber Co
Hansen Glass
Sears
Preston Johnson
Merrill Jewelry Motor Mere Palmer Motor Co
Preston Citizen
Franklin County Grain Growers
Kings Department Store
Any and All
Disneyland
Boyd Jepsen
Larsen
Areresytey
C . Ink
Preston- Riverdale
Linrose
Helen Phillips
Cub River
Tom Robinson
Lorin Bodily
Robert Bodily
Weston
Amer
Ican Legion Hall
Mary Millar
Cloud Nine
Eac
Kelly-Springfield
Celebrity
F.E.T
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